Beyond The Bench: Stemulating Career Conversations

January is National Mentoring Month and mentoring expert Dr. Beronda Montgomery shares thoughts on mentoring from her two unique perspectives:  a principal/primary investigator (PI) and a biologist who shares 'life lessons from plants". We discuss: --the importance of delineating the role of the PI into mentor and advisor --the effectiveness of formal mentoring programs --tips on cultivating mentoring relationships Referenced in this episode: Vanguard STEM with Jedidah Isler National Research Mentoring Network Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) Critical Mentoring by Torie Weiston-Serdan Understanding Interventions Conference University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute Follow her on Twitter: @berondam